Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit south of the Fiji Islands on Friday, December 24, 1982 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Suva, about 624.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 179.827 and latitude -23.593.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 571.9 km
Coordinates -23.593, 179.827
UTC time 1982-12-24 00:29:39.790
Location south of the Fiji Islands
Country south of the Fiji Islands
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-24

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